5 vehicles torched across country
Staff Reporter :
At least five vehicles, including a passenger bus in capital, were torched across the country on Monday, the last day of the fourth phase blockade enforced by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.
In Dhaka, unidentified people set fire on a passenger bus of Moumita Paribahan in the capital’s Shanir Akhra on Monday evening.
The incident occurred around 6:00pm in front of Shanirakhra police station.
Confirming the news, Duty Officer of Fire Service Headquarters Ershad Hossain said being informed, two units of Postogola Fire Station rushed to the spot and doused the fire.
In Narayanganj, some unidentified miscreants set fire on a parked bus under the banner of Allah Vorosha in front of the Narayanganj Chamber of Commerce building on Dhaka-Narayanganj Link Road in the Chanmari area of Narayanganj in the early hours of Monday, the second day of a blockade initiated by the BNP.
Police rushed to the spot and managed to bring the fire under control with the help of locals. No casualties were reported.
In Faridpur, miscreants set a bus of ‘Saudia Paribahan’ on fire in Notun bus stand area at 2:42am.
No one was injured in the incidents, the fire service official said.
Subhash Barai, senior station officer of Faridpur Fire Service, noted that the fire was brought under control upon receiving the information, estimating a loss of around Tk10 lakh.
In Dinajpur, meanwhile, unidentified people set fire on a truck loaded with maize in Dinajpur town on Monday morning.
Sumon Debnath, sub-inspector of Kotwali police station, said the truck, owned by Gulzar Hossain, was kept in a garage where it was set ablaze by unidentified miscreants around 5:00am.
Fire Service Civil Defence personnel rushed to the spot and doused the fire. The front side of the truck was gutted but the maize was saved.
Besides, 14 reports of arson attacks were recorded across the country from 6 am Sunday till 6:30 pm Monday, according to the Fire Service and Civil Defence.
Of these, eight arson attacks were reported in Dhaka city, three in Dhaka division (Narayanganj, Savar, Faridpur), one each in Barisal division, Rajshahi division and Rangpur division, said Talha Bin Zashim, station officer of Fire Service and Civil Defense Media Cell on Monday.
A total of eleven buses, two human haulers and one truck were burned during this period.
According to Fire Service, 75 vehicles were set on fire in Dhaka from October 28 to November 13.
